NIJISANJI\u2019s Mika Melatika on streamers putting up a facade: \u201cBeing depressed\u2026 isn\u2019t content\u201d YouTube: Mika MelatikaStreamers and content creators are there to entertain their viewers. At times, this is with total disregard for their mental health. NIJISANJI VTuber Mika Melatika opened up about this facade, saying it can be tough because \u201cbeing depressed\u2026 isn\u2019t content\u201d. Streamers have been much more open in talking about mental health, with many detailing experiences with burn out and the grind behind the screen. VTubers are not immune to this. They might be virtual models on a screen, but there\u2019s a person behind them. And sometimes with the high-energy, bubbly attitudes in the space, it can be quite hard to keep up that upbeat emotion. While going through some of her viewers\u2019 \u201cunpopular opinions\u201d, NIJISANJI\u2019s Mika Melatika spoke at length about one touching on VTubers trying to \u201cavoid repressing their true selves but also [keeping] that air or facade to be happy and successful.\u201d This was echoed by Mika, who opened up on her own struggles with imposter syndrome after she exploded in 2022 to become NIJISANJI\u2019s biggest Indonesian VTuber. \u201cAs a VTuber, who is working for a company, I will have to say this is true,\u201d she said on stream. \u201cI had a phase where I did have imposter syndrome [at] the start. I had imposter syndrome early last year, but that was because I had a massive boost in subscribers suddenly, and because of that, I felt like I don\u2019t deserve it and they like me for someone who isn\u2019t myself.\u201d Dealing with the external pressures of numbers and viewer expectations ramping up does take a toll on streamers. After all, behind the virtual model is a human entertaining and creating content. In an agency, there\u2019s a bit of added pressure to keep the content ticking over even if you\u2019re not feeling 100%. But there\u2019s no point being downtrodden live on stream either as that just \u201cisn\u2019t content\u201d in Mika\u2019s eyes. \u201cThere are a lot of times where during that day I am like \u2018I have to stream today, but I am so insanely depressed,\u2019\u201d she continued. \u201cI can\u2019t get out of bed, I have no motivation to live, I\u2019m just depressed that day. \u201cAm I a liar for being happy and having this happy facade? No, because that\u2019s content. I\u2019m not here being like \u2018hi guys, I\u2019m your bestie.\u2019 I\u2019m not. I\u2019m a content creator. Being depressed on stream for four hours isn\u2019t content.\u201d Streaming can help in some regards, she admitted, in terms of giving her a routine to follow: \u201cSometimes I\u2019m like \u2018I have to get out of bed because I have to stream\u2019 and because I get out of bed, I\u2019m already out of bed and I forget about it. It does make me feel better, so it\u2019s not like it\u2019s a bad thing. \u201cThere are some games where it\u2019s so bad where after my stream I\u2019m like \u2018I just have to go to bed. I can\u2019t do it today.\u2019 There have been those days, but 90% of the time, I feel better. So it\u2019s fine. You\u2019re going to have to force yourself to do basic normal tasks when you have issues, right?\u201d But it\u2019s a wave she and many other influencers have to ride, and the mental toll can rack up even if it\u2019s hard to explain. \u201cIt\u2019s called a disorder for a reason. People don\u2019t just say depressed because they\u2019re sad for a reason, you know what I mean? It just happens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NIJISANJI\u2019s Mika Melatika on streamers putting up a facade: \u201cBeing depressed\u2026 isn\u2019t content\u201d YouTube: Mika MelatikaStreamers and content creators are there to entertain their viewers. At times, this is with total disregard for their mental health. NIJISANJI VTuber Mika Melatika opened up about this facade, saying it can be tough because \u201cbeing depressed\u2026 isn\u2019t content\u201d. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56475\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}